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Disclaimer: All the names of persons, places and organizations are in no way representing or associated with real world names of persons places or organizations. If some names may be familiar, it is purely coincidence(or I may only have been referencing.)
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'ITALICS' with ' are the MC's thoughts
Bain
Close Beta Test Arc
Volume I: Slave Uprising
Chapter I: Follow The Plan, Or Screw Up... Big Time
"Well slave... there it is, Next Chapter Outpost! Here, we will make sure you suffer so much that you'd wish you should've just died out there in the Prologue Plains and become food for the beasts there!" Said by the old scout as he pointed at a tower by the horizon.
"We should've just killed him there and left his corpse for the beasts to feast!" angrily remarked by the younger Daemon.
"Enough of this Ianusir! We've already talked about it and there's nothing you can do now!" refuted the older Daemon.
"But there-" as Ianusir the young Daemon tried to reason he was cut short.
"I said ENOUGH! I will not hear anymore of your blabbering about killing the slave! He will get his due, that is for sure. So just have patience, you will also have a hand in his execution if you want. As much as I want to kill this worthless son of a whore," then the older Daemon kicked the slave in his temple that knocked him out "for killing one of my subordinates. And I would rather make him suffer first by having him do some hard labors on the outpost and then torturing him than kill him now." the older Daemon tried to make his underling understand.
"Yes master Maslaenor. And... thank you." Ianusir had calmed down somehow.
When they arrived at Next Chapter Outpost, there were 20 or more scouts and guards that greeted them and the slave had already regained his consciousness.
'Damn! There's more guards and scouts now. I'm really screwed.'
Then a transparent parchment like notification appeared after he was brought inside.
SYSTEM MESSAGEYou have discovered Next Chapter Outpost.
Next Chapter OutpostOutpost constructed near the border of the Elven Realms to watch out and warn the Daemons of any incoming invasions of the Elves.
GarrisonUnitsNumberSentry10/10Archer10/10 Scout7/8
The outpost only seemed to be 50 by 50 meters by total area of the wooden palisade. There were 3 buildings that were attached to the wooden wall that they have and at the center is a big fire pit for the garrisons to warm themselves up. The buildings were, a tower at the north-western part of the compound. And just close by is the main living quarters, like L shaped going with the northern and eastern wall(or should is say attached to the walls, anyway). Then the storage and armory is at the western wall. Archers could also get on the rooftops of the Living Quarters and Armory and Storage if ever the outpost is besiege. There's only one entry, the gate at the south. There're also training dummies(no not "DUMMIES" that are training) and targets. And on the Armory there's also a blacksmiths' playground(you guys already know what it is). Maybe for repairs of the equipments on the outpost.
""""Welcome back Scout Master Maslaenor!""" the scouts and guards all stood when they saw the older Daemon, Maslaenor. Maslaenor was also the oldest among the bunch. Then they on about their own businesses. But one of the scouts noticed something or someone is missing.
"Where's Fate? What happened?" asked by the Daemon.
"I'm sorry Crasuhr. Your sister was killed by this slave." said Ianusir then he dropped the slave from the warg like a sack of potato or something.
Maslaenor gave a sharp look to Crasuhr which he understood well.
"Her carelessness cost her her life, She's always been cocky and likes to underestimate others. And that led her to her doom." Crasuhr said it all calmly like it was not his business. But his fists are clenched, the veins on his forehead are popping, his eyes saying like 'Give me the head of this fucker! I'll kill this shit of a fucker and then drink his blood using the skull that I will crack open.' like that. But he knew all too well that their Master, Maslaenor has a plan for the slave.
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And whatever the plan his, he's going to have a hand on it. Then he turned to look at the corpse of her sister.
"Iunasir, help me bury her tonight."
"I will." replied Iunasir.
Night came fast. All the Daemons gathered by the fire as the slave watches them from his position, a pole where he was chained to. The Daemons have already buried Fate, they've done the rituals and such then they gathered by the fire at the fire pit.
"Sir Maslaenor? What shall we do with the filth?" said one Daemon referring to the slave.
"We'll have him do what slaves are for." Maslaenor replied while chugging down a beer they're having as a commemoration to their deceased comrade. "Here's to Fate!"
"""TO FATE!""" in a sad chorus said the Daemons as they chugged down the alcoholic beverage leaving the mug have filled then throwing what's left of the beverage on the ground as per their ritual. But Crasuhr remained quiet while he killed the slave with his glare.
"CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME SOME OF THAT, WHAT IS THAT, BEER?" the slave said causing the eerie silence among the Daemons while looking stupefy. "COME ON! THAT LOOKS GOOD EH?"
Crasuhr broke his silence and let his rage out. He madly dashed to where the slave is. He then beat him to a bloody pulp and near death when he was finally stopped by the other Daemons.
"DAMN YOU FILTH! DAMN YOU! WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOUR LIFE SO MISERABLE YOU'D WISH YOU NEVER TRIED TO RUNAWAY FROM WHERE YOU CAME FROM!"
SYSTEM MESSAGEYou lost consciousness.
Status UpdateUnconsiousDuration04:59:50EffectForce Log Out
'Not again. Damnit!'
And does Addair Bain was forcefully logged out of the game.
"Well shit. I guess an hour and some minutes would be a good rest... again. How many times now have I been forced logged out, two? Three? Bah! Whatever. Those Daemons sucks. Man I should've just went through with the plan."
Well, it all began about a few months ago. Actually a year ago when Imagine.Nation, a super tech company released a new Virtual Reality game. There're already many Virtual Reality games circulating the gaming world. But this one is one of kind. 99% realism and the pain you will be able to feel? 50%(I don't even know how the company does that) Then it was "few months ago" when Addair earned an invitation for a closed beta test from the company. How he was able to get an invitation to this most awaited game? Is another story for another chapter.
Imagine.Nation called up all the invited beta testers, there were a thousand including him, and one from the Imagine.Nation itself. So one thousand one beta testers. The meeting was for a briefing done by the company's own representative. It was all about the beta testing. Although it was still closed beta, the game itself is about 90% completed already. The meeting was for the main objective of the beta testers. Which was the liberation of the human race from the Daemons.
In game, the Humans were slave to the Daemons.(the history i don't want to spoil here. so we wait till we get there.) So they were planning on how to mount successfully a Slave Uprising. All the beta testers had already agreed on a plan where every beta tester must cooperate. But during all that time in the assembly, Addair was actually asleep. So he had no idea any plans being made. He thought that they were only called for formalities. He then had only knew the plan when he stumbled upon a forum stating about the beta testers and the plan for the "Slave Uprising" when he was knocked unconscious for the first time and he was forced logged out. He only had ever followed his own agenda.
Addair then turned on his laptop and looked for any news of his fellow beta testers. There are already many videos that were uploaded since. Though it has just been about four or five days since the close beta testing started. Though most of the videos only showed slaves mining or ...doing stuffs slaves do. But there's also videos of Human slaves sparring with each other. Then a video of a secret meeting of the top personnel planning the slave insurrection. This is what he should be doing instead of being chained, alone(what I mean is without his peers), and far away. But he doesn't really care that much. The only problems is...
"What will happen to me if the rebellion succeeds? Damn! Fuck!"
After an hour IRL. Addair is now able to log back into the Next Chapter.
To be continued...